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SINGAPORE, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that Singapore, as a coordinator of China-ASEAN ties, will actively promote the development of ASEAN-China relations. Lee made the remarks here when meeting with senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhao Leji. He also congratulated China on the […]
Read MoreBERLIN, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — German media reported Tuesday that plans to strengthen the eurozone are in motion after newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron met German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Both pro-Europe leaders were keen to show solidarity concerning the eurozone and have broken with previous statements by discussing potential changes to EU treaties, reports Xinhua. […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Tuesday to repair bilateral relationship fraught with difficulties in the past. However, division between the two sides still run deep. Speaking at the White House with Erdogan, Trump hailed the Turkish people as “friends and allies for […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, May 17 (Xinhua) — The construction of Thailand-China railway project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, which will be further extended to Nong Khai on the Thai-Lao border in the future, will start in 2017 for sure, Chatchai Thipsunaree, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Transport, said on Tuesday. “We (Thailand and China) are almost […]
Read MoreBERLIN, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Facing his farewell after a 22-year playing career, Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm admitted the last game is going to be one of the most emotional moments of his life. The 33-year-old will play his last game in the German Bundesliga on Saturday when Bayern face SC Freiburg, reports Xinhua. With […]
Read MoreRIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (NsNewsWire) — Ecuador international midfielder Juan Cazares scored two first-half goals to help Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro to a 4-1 home victory over Argentina’s Godoy Cruz in their Copa Libertadores group match on Tuesday. Former Brazil internationals Fred and Elias also netted after halftime at Estadio Independencia in Belo Horizonte, before […]
Read MoreCHICAGO, May 17 (Xinhua) — A tornado swept through Barron County of the State of Wisconsin in U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, killing one person and injured 25 others, local media reported. Prairie Lakes Estates trailer park in north of Chetek suffered the most damage, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald told local media. He described the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s inflation rate in April has eased to 4.4 percent from eight-year high of 5.1 percent in March, latest figures showed Wednesday. According to a statement of Malaysian Statistics Department, transportation, food and non-alcoholic beverages which surged 16.7 percent and 4.1 percent year-on-year, respectively, were the two major contributors […]
Read MoreKABUL, May 17 (Xinhua) — A group of armed militants penetrated into the office of Nangarhar provincial governor, a police station and a television building in Jalalabad city on Wednesday morning, triggering gun battles, Tolo television channel reported. According to the TV channel, suicide bombers entered the building of the national television station in the […]
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